Re: [microsound] Fwd: Paul Lansky pulls the plug

[Phil Stone <pkstone@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I  don't disagree with the gist of what Mr. Lansky says -- more power to 
him as he enjoys the delights of acoustic music -- but the 
editorializing of the article's author is maddening.  He writes that 
computer music is about "total control", and has "no performers" (in 
fact, the word "antisocial" was thrown in for good measure).  This is a 
very bigoted view of computer music, perhaps deriving from very old 
ideas about it.

Live performance is an important part of modern computer music; quite 
often, socialization is taken to levels not even possible in the 
acoustic realms (network music, live coding, etc.)   I could go on, but 
I'm preaching to the choir here, aren't I?

I wish Mr. Lansky the best in his re-discovery of acoustic music.  The 
implied point of the article, that he has at last seen the error of his 
ways, is quite insulting, and frankly, very ignorant.


Phil Stone
www.pkstonemusic.com
hub.artifact.com


Ricardo Guerreiro wrote:
> > Was SuperCollider the final straw..?
> >
> > http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/06/arts/emusic.php
> >
> > --
> > --- james mccartney
> >
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